tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26761842795874543012012-01-29T10:55:51.510-06:00News, events, & thoughts on architecture, design, and the constructed environmentM Roehrnoreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676184279587454301.post-19827587391367841262011-07-18T21:30:00.002-06:002011-07-18T21:34:50.996-06:00

Some architect should be ashamed of him/her/themselves...http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/us/19ozarks.html?_r=1&hp

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The Department of Public Design: Announcement #9_ Response to Hacking/Unauthorized ...: "Two recent statements appearing on the project website, issued ostensibly from its director have been deemed by the Department to be the wo..."

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This post by Stefan Boublil extends a conversation we have around here a lot about the limits - or the limitlessness- of design. As a way of thinking and working it only makes sense that you would extend this attitude toward everything you do. We're always talking around here about "designing the business", and treating it as an integrated extension of designing our lives. The essence of

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Something for the architecture geeks amongst you (Even among architects, some stand out...)Check out this real time unfolding interactive data tree organizing European architectural data.

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We've currently been experimenting with video technology here in the office, both as a discovery and presentation tool. Acting as a moving documentary to chronicle place, movement, textures, emotions, and feeling, we've also begun to discover how "simple touches" can truly change the experience.Here's a sample of what we meanAlso, check out new things on our website. We've added some

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I've always been fascinated with Architecture and Photography. This was a great feature by the NY times on the rebirth of 42nd street near Times Square. Once a dismal, eclectic grouping of peep shows, stingy shops and "personable" people (a la those memorable street scenes from Taxi Driver), its now a re-vamped smorgasbord of corporate advertising and shopping. Also, a lot of cool architecture

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In a recession that effects architects to no end, there' s been some unique discussion as to new ways to interject our passions for creativity into a very sterile business model. We've tried to come up with ways of giving clients incentive to build by incorporating extra "value" into our ideas. This is not necessarily a new idea. In fact, both architects and developers have been trying to find

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While we love to keep in touch with all of our loyal fans with our current work, sometimes we find ourselves a bit overloaded with decision making and design work. A number of people have recently approached us asking if this discussion would hopefully continue to be updated, and to that, we would like to announce that you can expect much more in the coming months from us.Most of you may already

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It's been a great first 3 years in our space -- the cradle of our practice, the lunchroom of our salad days, the fledgling command center of future market domination -- and we'll miss it : the windows the light the old brick the neighborhood of trees the fire station and black-smocked Aveda girls diurnal migration and the no parking (won't miss that) and Vesper College downstairs and Brasa across

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A RoehrSchmitt home in Northern Minnesota. Completed this fall. Stay tuned for more.

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Something new we're working on. An aircraft museum developed in two days. Fast and fun.

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RoehrSchmitt Architecture was pleased to be featured in the June 21st, 2009 issue of The Star Tribunes Sunday Home section with an article entitled "A One-Bedroom Wonder". The article profiled one of our most recent projects, the Gotting Residence in Northeast Minneapolis. Check it out here

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Last Wednesday we learned that our Juliet House project won one of twelve coveted spots for a monthly feature in the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper. The 7th annual competition is co-sponsored by the AIA Minnesota & the Star Tribune. Look for it in the coming year, and check out all the winners at the AIA MN website http://www.aia-mn.org/hotm/09.cfm

M Roehrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676184279587454301.post-21956194484949122782008-12-11T20:28:00.003-06:002008-12-11T20:47:30.639-06:00

Three projects presented by Joshua Prince-Ramus of Rem Koolhaus' OMA.A lengthy video but worth the time. The fundamental belief in the elegance of the diagram is inspiring.

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From the British sketch comedy show SMACK THE PONY a critique. Is it feasible?If this is what you think of the value of architects come let us change your minds.

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Danish film maker Kaspar Astrup Schröder is currently finishing MY PLAYGROUND, a documentary on movement, tricking, freerunning and parkour, and its relation with urban spaces. The documentary will feature scenes with parkour masters Team Jiyo and interviews with urban planners, local politicians, architects and philosophers.The trailer uses the Mountain Dwellings by BIG as a playground for the

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I just spent a long, exhausting day helping Fine Homebuilding itinerant editor and photographer Chuck Miller document our Juliet House for the '08 Spring/Summer "HOMES" issue of the magazine. The house was one of almost 300 submitted for the issue, and one of only eight to be selected. While the work typically represented in the magazine favors a more traditional aesthetic, they are working to

M Roehrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676184279587454301.post-85378760878905513992008-10-21T12:22:00.020-06:002008-10-21T13:32:52.172-06:00

We’ve been doing some research about the pros and cons of fireplaces and stoves and the fuel choices of wood vs. gas. It's an interesting discussion and I thought I would make our research available. I apologize for the link intensive nature of this post. I attempted to categorize and sort. Enjoy.The following links lay out the choice between gas and wood. Interestingly the consensus seems to

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Do you see faces in buildings? Something in how we're all wired. It's likely related to some desire not to be eaten. Just a theory.Looks a little like a moray eel. I have some experience on the subject. Ask me about it sometime. Check more out here. They're everywhere.

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One of the greatest challenges for an architect today is how -- given the obvious and belated realization that we all need to reduce our carbon footprint -- to reconcile the fact that the most common result of our efforts to rearrange the world for our benefit is...a bunch more stuff. How is a designer to practice their craft without leaving a trail of "junk" (however innovative, however

M Roehrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676184279587454301.post-78951642668555876052008-07-28T08:35:00.007-06:002008-07-28T09:15:46.345-06:00

We are very proud to announce that RoehrSchmitt Architecture has been awarded two 2008 Residential Architects Vision and Excellence (RAVE) awards. The two homes selected were the Wall House for new residences less than 2,000 square feet and the Juliet House for remodel and additions over 800 square feet.Wall HouseJuliet HouseThe RAVE awards are awarded by the Minnesota American Institute of

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A sample of what our typical clients are looking for these days:A few things we want in the house... 1) This will be a gathering place for many people so we will need a minimum of a four-car (SUV) garage. 2) We would like a secret passage in the house. Preferably one that is accessed by moving a candle holder that causes a bookcase to swirl around. 3) We want a large portrait with eyes

M Roehrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676184279587454301.post-66224391959548621092008-05-22T15:01:00.003-06:002008-05-22T15:20:37.427-06:00

I recently discovered a great site with these beautiful 360 degree panoramic images. Enjoy.Minnehaha FallsHennepin Avenue BridgeSunrise on the Stone Arch BridgeFireworks on the Stone Arch BridgeWeisman Art CenterMinneapolis Public Library

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Join us for an Open House at RoehrSchmitt Architecture Friday May 16th * Six to Midnight * 201 Sixth Street SE, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55414 * 612.216.4191Map to RoehrSchmitt ArchitectureIn Conjunction with the 2008 Art-A-Whirl Studio and Gallery Tour * Presenting an art installation by Minnesota and International Artist Todd Severson * Drinks, Food and Promotional Trinkets while they last!

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We had about a thousand people come through the Juliet House last weekend oohing and ahhing in mostly all the right places. It was great to be able to share our work with so many enthusiastic people...along with the handful of skeptical ones as well. Even those who might have been put off by the non-traditional exterior expression of the house were generally won over once they got inside and

M Roehrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676184279587454301.post-58682156702886847302008-04-23T22:13:00.005-06:002008-04-23T22:27:39.752-06:00

Parkour. Defined as an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment — from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls — and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour practitioners

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More fun with buildings. Why this causes the maniacal laughter I'm not sure. I'm guessing the guys who were in charge of the demolition aren't the ones laughing. Whoooo!

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I just had a customer service experience with a national retailer (their name rhymes with tears) that was less than inspiring. I won't bore you with the tedious details - I started but found them tedious to write, let alone read. Okay just a few. It involved 8 separate 1-800 numbers to call, each with an ever more baffling, opaque lack of meaningful information except, you guessed it, a new 1

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As it's opening day for the 2008 baseball season I thought I would pay homage. I was reading an article in a recent New Yorker about former Philadelphia Phillies baseball player, Lenny Dykstra - Nails Never Fails, from the March 24th, 2008 issue and I was struck. Dykstra was a weird favorite of mine as a kid - gritty work horse; not a show horse - and I liked the article because it nicely

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An intersection between architecture, digital media and absurdity. Nice tramp.

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Just returned from a trip to Costa Rica and although we had an amazing time and found the country to be full of friendly people and an awesome diversity of nature, I am left in part with a sense that the tourism industry may ultimately be the end of what attracted my family and others to the country in the first place. A common thread throughout the world, it certainly gives one pause. The

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We can't list levitation as a service quite yet but this is certainly how we would like our clients to feel about our work. Do you believe? People use buildings in the strangest ways.

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This is a competition video by OMA for the Museum Plaza in Louisville Kentucky. Opinions vary about the design but the presentation is amazing. Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus, who led the design team at OMA, a firm founded by Rem Koolhaas, said he expected a wide range of opinions on the building’s design. “We are not surprised. We are very happy to see a lot of reactions,” he said. “To each his

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Making A continued effort to unlock the jargon of the architectural world; establishing a more closely related plane of reference. Nearly.Chapter Two How is design defined? Some assume they know what the word means and how to achieve it. But how do we know what it is? Is it an action or a thing? Is it a time or a style? Is it a person or an organization? And why do we design?The following is

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Process LogicHow do we define collaboration? An often-used term to describe how teams work; it is typically used in vague and self-referential ways. What does it really mean? What are the best ways to collaborate? How do we put the word into action?The following is a series of definitions referred to and found on the Internet for the term “collaboration”. None are intended to provide any

The S of RShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317621843869695721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676184279587454301.post-72477123544831877662007-10-03T00:23:00.000-06:002007-11-07T03:07:33.789-06:00

We've been extremely busy all summer, working on a variety of projects and proposals and one big hairy contract, trying to get our website finalized (Keith?) and live so we could finally "officially" announce our arrival as a firm, and have an excuse to throw a big coming out party (as if we need one...)We expect all this to happen posthaste, and once the website is a happening thing, we'll be in

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Our recently completed Wall residence received some attention in an article by Kevin Behr in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Tuesday 4-20. It was a rather oblique article in that it wasn't about the house as much as it was about the trajectory of the property from a problem (rat-infested garbage house) to a new modern house. Apparently it was more important to the author to canvas the neighbors

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The house we designed for Kevin & Michelle Wall, and they've just moved back into, is being featured in this year's Mpls/St Paul Home Tour April 28 & 29. Don't miss it! It's number 48 on the roster. Here's a link to the description along with other relevant info at the Tour's web site. Wall ResidenceChris & I will be there for most of both days helping to manage the crowd and answering

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The most recent issue of Panstadia International - The definitive journal for the sports facility industry worldwide - includes an article about the new Sears Centre in Chicago (Hoffman Estates to be precise). V O L U M E 13/ N o 3 S P R I N G 2 0 0 7133-074 PARK LIFE Architect Donald Eyberg outlines the new 11,500-seat Sears Centre in Chicago, IL, USA, which looks set to become

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